In the wake of the outcry prompted by Rep. Louie Gohmert’s comments on the shooting in Colorado last week, the Tyler Republican issued a statement Saturday night that called his radio interview “grossly taken out of context.”
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President Barack Obama posted his weekly address to the White House website, YouTube and Facebook yesterday, continuing to send a message of support to the victims and their families of Thursday night’s shooting in Colorado.
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The McAllen Democrat announced that the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approved a rule that will allow new irradiation treatment facilities in Texas, among other southern states. …

In an interview with the Foster’s Daily Democrat, Nye threw his support behind President Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election, touting the president’s devotion to – what else? – science and education. …

It took President Barack Obama two tries, but the second time he and the First Lady were placed on the Kiss Cam at the Verizon Center, the president leaned in and kissed his wife to loud cheers from the crowd.
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According to a new McClatchy-Marist poll, the majority of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts to be extended to all citizens, despite a proposal from President Barack Obama that would stop the cuts for those who make over $250,000 annually.
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